‘Pedro Páramo’ Review: Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto’s Adaptation of the Classic Mexican Magical Realism Novel is Otherworldly | TIFF

September 8, 2024

Long before M. Night Shyamalan’s characters saw dead people, author Juan Rulfo wrote about a whole bunch of them roaming… Read More

‘On Swift Horses’ Review: Daniel Minahan’s Unsexy Adaptation Rides On Svelte Torsos and Not Much Else | TIFF

September 8, 2024

While revisionist westerns aren’t exactly popular, they do important work in dispelling the myth of the Great American West. On… Read More

‘The Wild Robot’ Review: An Animated Triumph Destined to Become a Classic with an All-Time Voice Performance from Lupita Nyong’o | TIFF

September 8, 2024

Never underestimate the power of children’s books. It’s easy to dismiss them as something designed for a child at a… Read More

‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Wang Bing’s 10-Hour Doc Trilogy Disappoints in its Closing Workshop Saga | Venice

September 8, 2024

Wang Bing’s mammoth Youth documentary trilogy chronicles the lives of migrant workers in Zhili, China, garment sweatshops from 2014 to… Read More

‘Mistress Dispeller’ Review: Provocative Doc Follows a Woman Investigating Her Husband’s Infidelity | TIFF

September 8, 2024

In 2000, less than one-tenth of Chinese men and women (mostly men) cheated on their spouse. Some experts have blamed… Read More

‘To a Land Unknown’ Review: Mahdi Fleifel’s Unforgettable Feature Debut is a Rousing Reflection on Displacement | TIFF

September 8, 2024

In Mahdi Fleifel’s much-anticipated feature debut, following a number of widely acclaimed shorts, the refugee experience is depicted in ways… Read More

‘The Last Showgirl’ Review: Gia Coppola Gives Pamela Anderson the Role of a Lifetime in a Performance of Tenderness and Grace | TIFF

September 8, 2024

There is a scene towards the latter half of Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl that encapsulates the lonely, tender heart… Read More

‘Hard Truths’ Review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste Sears the Screen in Mike Leigh’s Carefully Observed Mediation on Black Joy and Sadness | TIFF

September 8, 2024

Malcolm X once said the most disrespected, unprotected, and neglected person is the black woman.  One of the consequences of… Read More

‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Pharrell Williams and an All-Star LEGO Lineup Tells a Life Story Too Neatly Clicked in Place | TIFF

September 8, 2024

The first question I, like many other people, thought about Piece By Piece was “Why is it in LEGO?” It… Read More

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